Big Picture for Grade 12 Economics

TEKS 1st & 4th 6wks 2nd & 5th6wks 3rd & 6th 6wks (1) Economics. The student understands the concepts of scarcity and opportunity costs. The student is expected to: (A) explain why scarcity and choice are X basic economic problems faced by every society; (B) describe how societies answer the X basic economic questions; (C) describe the economic factors of X production; and (D) interpret a production-possibilities X curve and explain the concepts of opportunity costs and scarcity. TEKS 1st & 4th 6wks 2nd& 5th6wks 3rd & 6th 6wks (2) Economics. The student understands the interaction of supply, demand, and price. The student is expected to: (A) understand the effect of changes in X price on the quantity demanded and quantity supplied; (B) identify the non-price determinants X that create changes in supply and demand, which result in a new equilibrium price; and (C) interpret a supply-and-demand graph X using supply-and-demand schedules. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (3) Economics. The student understands the reasons for international trade and its importance to the United States and the global economy. The student is expected to: (A) explain the concepts of absolute and X comparative advantages; (B) apply the concept of comparative X advantage to explain why and how countries trade; and (C) analyze the impact of U.S. imports X and exports on the United States and its trading partners st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (4) Economics. The student understands the issues of free trade and the effects of trade barriers. The student is expected to: (A) compare the effects of free trade and trade barriers on economic activities; (B) evaluate the benefits and costs of X

Created by K Andrews 8/ 011 participation in international free-trade agreements; and (C) analyze the effects of changes in X exchange rates on imports and exports. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (5) Economics. The student understands free enterprise, socialist, and communist economic systems. The student is expected to: (A) describe the basic characteristics of X economic systems, including property rights, incentives, economic freedom, competition, and the role of government; (B) compare the free enterprise system, X socialism, and communism using the basic characteristics of economic systems; (C) examine current examples of free X enterprise, socialist, and communist economic systems; (D) understand that the terms free X enterprise, free market, and capitalism are synonymous terms to describe the U.S. economic system; and (E) analyze the importance of various X economic philosophers, including Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, John Maynard Keynes, and Adam Smith, and their impact on the U.S. free enterprise system. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (6) Economics. The student understands the basic characteristics and benefits of a free enterprise system. The student is expected to: (A) explain the basic characteristics of the X U.S. free enterprise system, including private property, incentives, economic freedom, competition, and the limited role of government; (B) explain the benefits of the U.S. free X enterprise system, including individual freedom of consumers and producers, variety of goods, responsive prices, investment opportunities, and the creation of wealth; (C) analyze recent changes in the basic X characteristics of the U.S. economy; and (D) analyze the costs and benefits of U.S. X economic policies related to the economic goals of economic growth, stability, full employment, freedom, security, equity (equal opportunity versus equal outcome), and efficiency.

Created by K Andrews 8/ 011 st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (7) Economics. The student understands the right to own, use, and dispose of private property. The student is expected to: (A) analyze the costs and benefits of the X purchase, use, or disposal of personal and business property; and (B) identify and evaluate examples of X restrictions that the government places on the use of business and individual property. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (8) Economics. The student understands the circular-flow model of the economy. The student is expected to: (A) interpret the roles of resource owners X and firms in a circular-flow model of the economy and provide real-world examples to illustrate elements of the model; (B) explain how government actions affect X the circular-flow model; and (C) explain how the circular-flow model is X affected by the rest of the world. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (9) Economics. The student understands types of market structures. The student is expected to: (A) describe characteristics and give X examples of pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly; and (B) identify and evaluate ordinances and X regulations that apply to the establishment and operation of various types of businesses. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (10) Economics. The student understands key economic measurements. The student is expected to: (A) interpret economic data, including X unemployment rate, gross domestic product, gross domestic product per capita as a measure of national wealth, and rate of inflation; and (B) analyze business cycles using key X economic indicators. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (11) Economics. The student understands key components of economic

Created by K Andrews 8/ 011 growth. The student is expected to: (A) analyze how productivity relates to X growth; (B) analyze how technology relates to X growth; and (C) analyze how trade relates to growth. X st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (12) Economics. The student understands the role of money in an economy. The student is expected to: (A) describe the functions of money; X (B) describe the characteristics of money, X including commodity money, fiat money, and representative money; and (C) examine the positive and negative X aspects of barter, currency, credit cards, and debit cards. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (13) Economics. The student understands the role of the Federal Reserve System in establishing monetary policy. The student is expected to: (A) explain the structure of the Federal X Reserve System; (B) analyze the three basic tools used to X implement U.S. monetary policy, including reserve requirements, the discount rate and the federal funds rate target, and open- market operations; (C) explain how the actions of the Federal X Reserve System affect the nation's money supply; and (D) analyze the decline in value of the X U.S. dollar, including the abandonment of the gold standard. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (14) Economics. The student understands the role that the government plays in the U.S. free enterprise system. The student is expected to: (A) identify economic concepts in the X U.S. Constitution, including property rights and taxation; (B) describe the role of government in the X U.S. free enterprise system and the changes in that role over time; and (C) evaluate government rules and X regulations in the U.S. free enterprise system. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks

Created by K Andrews 8/ 011 (15) Economics. The student understands the economic impact of fiscal policy decisions at the local, state, and national levels. The student is expected to: (A) identify types of taxes at the local, X state, and national levels and the economic importance of each; (B) analyze the categories of revenues and X expenditures in the U.S. federal budget; and (C) analyze the impact of fiscal policy X decisions on the economy. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (16) Personal financial literacy. The student understands types of business ownership. The student is expected to: (A) explain the characteristics of sole X proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations; (B) analyze the advantages and X disadvantages of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations; (C) analyze the economic rights and X responsibilities of businesses, including those involved in starting a small business; and (D) explain how corporations raise money X through stocks and bonds. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (17) Personal financial literacy. The student understands the role of financial markets/institutions in saving, borrowing, and capital formation. The student is expected to: (A) explain the functions of financial X institutions and how they affect households and businesses; (B) explain how the amount of savings in X an economy is the basis of capital formation; (C) analyze the role of interest and risk in X allocating savings to its most productive use; and (D) examine the types of accounts X available to consumers from financial institutions and the risks, monetary costs, and benefits of maintaining these accounts. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (18) Personal financial literacy. The student understands the role of individuals in financial markets. The student is expected to:

Created by K Andrews 8/ 011 (A) assess ways to be a wise investor in X the stock market and in other personal investment options; (B) explain how to begin a savings X program; (C) examine investment options available X in a personal retirement plan; (D) demonstrate how to maintain a X checking account, including reconciling a bank statement; (E) identify the types of loans available to X consumers; (F) explain the responsibilities and X obligations of borrowing money; and (G) develop strategies to become a low- X risk borrower by improving one's personal credit score. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (19) Personal financial literacy. The student applies critical-thinking skills to analyze the costs and benefits of personal financial decisions. The student is expected to: (A) examine ways to avoid and eliminate X credit card debt; (B) evaluate the costs and benefits of X declaring personal bankruptcy; (C) evaluate the costs and benefits of X buying insurance; and (D) evaluate the costs and benefits of X charitable giving.

st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (20) Personal financial literacy. The student understands how to provide for basic needs while living within a budget. The student is expected to: (A) evaluate the costs and benefits of X renting a home; (B) evaluate the costs and benefits of buying a X home; and (C) assess the financial aspects of making X the transition from renting to home ownership. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (21) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is

Created by K Andrews 8/ 011 expected to: (A) analyze economic information by X X X sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions; (B) create economic models, including X X X production-possibilities curves, circular- flow charts, and supply-and-demand graphs, to analyze economic concepts or issues; (C) explain a point of view on an X X X economic issue; (D) analyze and evaluate the validity of X X X economic information from primary and secondary sources for bias, propaganda, point of view, and frame of reference; (E) evaluate economic data using charts, X X X tables, graphs, and maps; and (F) use appropriate mathematical skills to X X X interpret economic information. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (22) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to: (A) use economic-related terminology X X X correctly; (B) use standard grammar, spelling, X X X sentence structure, and punctuation; (C) transfer information from one medium X X X to another, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using computer software as appropriate; (D) create written, oral, and visual X X X presentations of economic information; and (E) attribute ideas and information to X X X source materials and authors. st th nd th rd th TEKS 1 & 4 6wks 2 & 5 6wks 3 & 6 6wks (23) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to: (A) use a problem-solving process to X X X identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution; and

Created by K Andrews 8/ 011 (B) use a decision-making process to X X X identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

Created by K Andrews 8/ 011